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we can't go off the fiscal cliff. we have got to meet this deny. now what we're hearing, it is not that bad, we have time. >> what jessica said about the term paper, getting it done in time. you know what happens if you don't get it done in time? you get an f. and a lot of american voters are going to say an "f" to all the politicians if they don't get it done. look, i don't think it would be the end of the world if we go off the fiscal cliff. and it think it would be resolved in the weeks ahead. but this is kind of a black eye for the political system. here we are, two or three days ahead from the start of the year. without any american business investor, or worker, this just is not a very good way to run a country. and it is almost like banana republic politics. >> my dad used to say, no way to run a railroad. or government. let's talk about a couple of things, the whole idea that tax rates on everyone will go up. does the irs or the treasury department have the ability to sort of say look, here is some guidance? keep withholding where it is? >>
we can't go off the fiscal cliff. we have got to meet this deny. now what we're hearing, it is not that bad, we have time. >> what jessica said about the term paper, getting it done in time. you know what happens if you don't get it done in time? you get an f. and a lot of american voters are going to say an "f" to all the politicians if they don't get it done. look, i don't think it would be the end of the world if we go off the fiscal cliff. and it think it would be resolved...
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that's how president obama is describing republican plans for avoiding the fiscal cliff. can these two work together? we'll ask congresswoman debb ebr debber -- debbie wasserman schultz. anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud helped us get some numbers from my assistant's pc in new york. and before i reached the top, the board meeting became a congrats we sold the company party. wait til my wife's phone hears about this. [ cellphone vibrating ] [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center, working together has never worked so well. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. shareable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. get a droid incredible 4g lte by htc for $49.99. he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron c
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side on the fiscal cliff. some breaking news on what the white house asked for and whether republicans are going to give it to them. we're going to talk about that. back to you. >> we'll be watching you top of the hour. thanks so much. >> up next, the vice president of the united states, joe biden, goes shopping and eating. >> get fat just walking through this store. >> the vp visited costco, but needed some help with his shopping list. jeanne moos shows us why. to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting
side on the fiscal cliff. some breaking news on what the white house asked for and whether republicans are going to give it to them. we're going to talk about that. back to you. >> we'll be watching you top of the hour. thanks so much. >> up next, the vice president of the united states, joe biden, goes shopping and eating. >> get fat just walking through this store. >> the vp visited costco, but needed some help with his shopping list. jeanne moos shows us why. to help...
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the so-called fiscal cliff. also president obama's getting ready to speak this hour about an urgent national security issue. u.s.-led efforts to try to track down and eliminate loose nuclear weapons. that's coming up. >>> also, frightening now revelations about an al qaeda plot for a three-part terror attack on the united states embassy in iman, jordan. i'll ask the country's foreign minister for details. he's standing by live. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin this afternoon with brand-new republican offers to try to save the $2.2 trillion and avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. the across-the-board spending cuts and sharp tax increases that hit in just 29 days. let's get straight to our senior congressional correspondent dana bash. she's watching what's going on. dana, the tax rates, first of all, let's get to a major sticking point right now. there's been a counterproposal from house republicans to the white house. you have details. >> reporter: that's right. let's start exactly whe
the so-called fiscal cliff. also president obama's getting ready to speak this hour about an urgent national security issue. u.s.-led efforts to try to track down and eliminate loose nuclear weapons. that's coming up. >>> also, frightening now revelations about an al qaeda plot for a three-part terror attack on the united states embassy in iman, jordan. i'll ask the country's foreign minister for details. he's standing by live. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation...
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the fiscal cliff. somehow. really his most important job in the next four years is the same job he had the first four years, fix the economy. and the first step toward that is somehow making sure that these tax increases at some level and these spending cuts do not go into effect december 31st. simple. >> he's got a mission. you know these exit polls showed something very interesting, gloria. 47%, an unusual number, but 47% of the people in the exit polls say they would support tax increases for those making more than $250,000 a year. that's what the president wants to do. he wants to raise taxes. we just heard a little while ago from the house speaker, john boehner, saying he's open to increase tax revenues if it comes from tax reform. >> right. >> not necessarily hikes in the tax rate. >> right. i mean, the speaker made it's clear it's got to be part of a broader package of tax reform. which is i think what everybody kind of understands and knows. i think the challenge for the president right now and
the fiscal cliff. somehow. really his most important job in the next four years is the same job he had the first four years, fix the economy. and the first step toward that is somehow making sure that these tax increases at some level and these spending cuts do not go into effect december 31st. simple. >> he's got a mission. you know these exit polls showed something very interesting, gloria. 47%, an unusual number, but 47% of the people in the exit polls say they would support tax...
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you can't get a deal on the fiscal cliff, the president can't get bha he wants from the republicans unless he agrees to deep cuts in medicare. so he's going to have to be the negotiator in chief in the early term. it's going to be hard. >> the social secretary is going to be more active bringing some of those democrats and republicans over to the white house for a meal or cup of coffee. >> domestic diplomacy. >> very important stuff. john, thanks very much. president obama already faces a serious new foreign policy challenge. there's word today from the pentagon that in the closing days of the election campaign iranian jets fired on a u.s. drone. let's get the details from our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what are you learning, barbara? >> wolf, it was last thursday just one week ago we now know two iranian russian made jets very workable flew out into the persian gulf into international air space according to the pentagon and fired at a predator drone, a u.s. air force predator drone that the pentagon says was on a routine surveillance mission. although that mission was classifie
you can't get a deal on the fiscal cliff, the president can't get bha he wants from the republicans unless he agrees to deep cuts in medicare. so he's going to have to be the negotiator in chief in the early term. it's going to be hard. >> the social secretary is going to be more active bringing some of those democrats and republicans over to the white house for a meal or cup of coffee. >> domestic diplomacy. >> very important stuff. john, thanks very much. president obama...
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republicans say if we don't do the fiscal cliff, and we suspend those fending kwut cuts, we want some kind of an agreement in place that we will cut the spending later, we won't just keep letting this debt go up. >> the president repeatedly insists he wants to raise the highest income brackets from the current 35% rate to what it was in the clinton administration, the 39.6%. the republicans say that's unacceptable, you can have them pay more taxes but not by raising that rate. is there a compromise? >> i think you heard the president say in the clip you just showed that he is open to compromise, open to new ideas, as long as they meet his principals which is that the wealthy bare the burden. and i think there are many ways to accomplish that. that will satisfy post speaker boehner and the president. >> and steve moore, one of the things the president also said today, while they worked towards tax reform, they work towards a larger deal, one thing that congress should agree to right now, is to pass the extension of the bush era tax cuts for the middle class. >> look, i don't think repu
republicans say if we don't do the fiscal cliff, and we suspend those fending kwut cuts, we want some kind of an agreement in place that we will cut the spending later, we won't just keep letting this debt go up. >> the president repeatedly insists he wants to raise the highest income brackets from the current 35% rate to what it was in the clinton administration, the 39.6%. the republicans say that's unacceptable, you can have them pay more taxes but not by raising that rate. is there a...
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. >> there are two parts of the fiscal cliff. one is the sequester we're talking about and the other is the tax piece. what the president has said on that is very clear. immediately extend tax relief 100% of the $250,000 income. republicans have said we're going to hold middle class taxpayers hostage. we're not going to give tax relief to 98% of people unless very high incomers like mitt romney get a tax break. i don't think that's a sustainable position come january 1st. >> how worried are you right now about your constituents, for example, in montgomery county, maryland, some other counties in maryland? there's a lot of defense contractors, a lot of people have their jobs in defense-relate ed industries in your district. >> i'm worried in defense and on defense. i know people focus on defense, that's an important part. there are also very important investments we make in trying to find cures and treatments to cancers and other dieases, the fda that provides safety for our food supply. these are orr cuts we would also face. >> t
. >> there are two parts of the fiscal cliff. one is the sequester we're talking about and the other is the tax piece. what the president has said on that is very clear. immediately extend tax relief 100% of the $250,000 income. republicans have said we're going to hold middle class taxpayers hostage. we're not going to give tax relief to 98% of people unless very high incomers like mitt romney get a tax break. i don't think that's a sustainable position come january 1st. >> how...
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goes over that so-called fiscal cliff. >> right. and, you know, i think the president sounds very confident here. i'm not sure he's a little overconfident. he's trying to be reassuring to the editors in des moines. the question was asked, how can you keep partisanship from continuing to grow? and how can you break the gridlock in washington? which is something people care about in iowa and everywhere else. and what he seemed to be saying is, look, we can cut the deal that we couldn't cut last time. the truth however is that it's going to be messy, as he says, if they can get that deal. and that if he wins, it's more likely that the congress remains pretty much the same. and that would make it more difficult for him. so i think this was kind of a reassuring way of trying to answer that question, are you the guy to break gridlock like you promised you would four years ago and we didn't see that happen. >> an endorsement from the des moines register is important in a state like iowa, iowa very, very important right now. originally the
goes over that so-called fiscal cliff. >> right. and, you know, i think the president sounds very confident here. i'm not sure he's a little overconfident. he's trying to be reassuring to the editors in des moines. the question was asked, how can you keep partisanship from continuing to grow? and how can you break the gridlock in washington? which is something people care about in iowa and everywhere else. and what he seemed to be saying is, look, we can cut the deal that we couldn't cut...
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the fiscal cliff impasse is so surreal, democrats are resorting to movie analogies, calling republicans thelma and louise. >> rather than face the reality of what lies ahead, they hit the gas. that's what we're hearing from speaker boehner now. >> reporter: don't blame us, say the republicans, it's the president. >> he's doing everything within his power to take us over the cliff and he is set on dividing us. >> reporter: adding to the sense that congress is in an alternate universe, instead of negotiating to avert the fiscal cliff, the house will vote on the gop plan b, a bill to keep tax rates in place for households making less than $1 million. senate democrats call it dead on arrival. >> house republicans know that the bill has no future if they don't know it now, tell them what i said. >> reporter: senator majority harry reid said, if they don't know, tell them what i said. >> i talked to senator reid this morning. he was more polite then. i am not convinced at all that when the bill passes in the house today that it will die in the senate. >> democrats say the house speaker is in
the fiscal cliff impasse is so surreal, democrats are resorting to movie analogies, calling republicans thelma and louise. >> rather than face the reality of what lies ahead, they hit the gas. that's what we're hearing from speaker boehner now. >> reporter: don't blame us, say the republicans, it's the president. >> he's doing everything within his power to take us over the cliff and he is set on dividing us. >> reporter: adding to the sense that congress is in an...
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if he manages to win and he manages to get through the fiscal cliffs, that the first big domestic reform would be on immigration. a big reason for that will be nonwhite voters. and specifically hispanics. and the lesson some republicans could take from that is they need to moderate on that. many observers say no way, that's not going to happen. that's what the white house is telling me on immigration and how the politics of that issue could change after the the election if obama wins. >> before the end of this month, they have to rule whether or not the health care reform law is constitutional, mandates requiring people to purchase health insurance. if the supreme court rules 5-4, let's say, that it's unconstitutional, what does the president do in a second term if he's reelected? does he start from scratch on health care reform? >> if they just take away the mandate but leave the rest of the law intact, that's not a terrible problem to solve. it would mean they have two choices. they could replace the mandate with another policy. there are some smart options out there. if you don't be w
if he manages to win and he manages to get through the fiscal cliffs, that the first big domestic reform would be on immigration. a big reason for that will be nonwhite voters. and specifically hispanics. and the lesson some republicans could take from that is they need to moderate on that. many observers say no way, that's not going to happen. that's what the white house is telling me on immigration and how the politics of that issue could change after the the election if obama wins. >>...
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from the congressional budget office suggesting that if the so-called fiscal cliff takes effect next year, the u.s. deficit will -- the u.s. deficit outlook will improve, but, and it's a huge butt, scheduled tax increases and spending cuts could push the country into aother recession and boost unemployment up to 9%. let's bring in chief national correspondent, john king. he's looking at all of this for us. will this new cbo report put this issue once again front and center? >> it is front and center in the campaign. look, the todd akin controversy has dominated discussion in recent days. you heard jim acosta. governor romney wants to get back to the economy. governor romney today, a very strongly worded statement blaming this problem on the president. he says the lack of leadership on the white house. the president issued a statement say wk no, it's the lack of leadership in washington, lack of bipartisanship and the house republicans fault, the president says, for not cooperate ing. this is front and center. the akin controversy will be with us. but governor romney hopes to turn the
from the congressional budget office suggesting that if the so-called fiscal cliff takes effect next year, the u.s. deficit will -- the u.s. deficit outlook will improve, but, and it's a huge butt, scheduled tax increases and spending cuts could push the country into aother recession and boost unemployment up to 9%. let's bring in chief national correspondent, john king. he's looking at all of this for us. will this new cbo report put this issue once again front and center? >> it is front...
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over the looming fiscal cliff. our white house correspondent dan lothian caught up with the family just after the president left. dan is joining us now with the latest. how did it go, dan? >> reporter: well, wolf, the white house believes it went well. we've seen the president use this strategy before when he's locked in battle with republicans. he takes his message on the road. white house spokesman jay carney saying there are no announcements about face-to-face meetings or phone calls. for now this is how we see the president negotiating. it's a negotiating tactic that president obama always keeps in his tool kit, head to a backyard or living room, sit down with families who say his approach offers economic relief and send a loud message to congress with a personal touch. >> for them to be burdened unnecessarily because democrats and republicans aren't coming together to solve this problem gives you a sense of the costs involved in very personal terms. >> reporter: this time the scene played out in falls church,
over the looming fiscal cliff. our white house correspondent dan lothian caught up with the family just after the president left. dan is joining us now with the latest. how did it go, dan? >> reporter: well, wolf, the white house believes it went well. we've seen the president use this strategy before when he's locked in battle with republicans. he takes his message on the road. white house spokesman jay carney saying there are no announcements about face-to-face meetings or phone calls....
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there's the economy, the skyrocketing national debt, the rapidly approaching fiscal cliff, the soon-to-expire bush tax cuts, unemployment topping 8% for 42 straight months now. and there's no longer any compromise in congress whatsoever. hyperpartisanship means all congress does now is bicker and accomplish virtually nothing. currently congress has decided to give itself another five-week vacation. despite all these problems that they're refusing to address, they're on vacation. the country's on the road to ruin. and congress bears a lot of responsibility. and yet chances are if you check back after the election, many of these very same lawmakers will be right back in the seats they've held for years. why do we keep doing this to ourselves? the definition of insanity? doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome. here's the question, why won't americans vote congress out of office? go to cnn.com/cafferty file, post a comment on my blog. or go to our post on the "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >> when i saw those poll numbers, jack, the first thought i had i
there's the economy, the skyrocketing national debt, the rapidly approaching fiscal cliff, the soon-to-expire bush tax cuts, unemployment topping 8% for 42 straight months now. and there's no longer any compromise in congress whatsoever. hyperpartisanship means all congress does now is bicker and accomplish virtually nothing. currently congress has decided to give itself another five-week vacation. despite all these problems that they're refusing to address, they're on vacation. the country's...
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faces drastic tax hikes and spending cuts at the end of the year, the so-called fiscal cliff. it was at the top of his agenda when he meet with the bipartisan congressional leadership on friday. >> what folks are looking for and i think all of us agree on this is action. they want to see we're focused on them, not focused on our politics here in washington. so my hope is that this is going to be the beginning of a fruitful process where we're able to come to an agreement that will reduce our deficit in a balanced way, that we will deal with some of these long-term impediments to growth and we're also going to be focusing on making sure that middle class families are able to get ahead. >> let's talk about it with our chief political analyst gloria borger and ron brownstein. this is the second time they have really tried to achieve this goal. the president is in a different position now. >> he is. if you just looked at the picture, you would say it's status quo in washington. the president got re-elected. the republicans maintain the majority in the house, democrats in the senat
faces drastic tax hikes and spending cuts at the end of the year, the so-called fiscal cliff. it was at the top of his agenda when he meet with the bipartisan congressional leadership on friday. >> what folks are looking for and i think all of us agree on this is action. they want to see we're focused on them, not focused on our politics here in washington. so my hope is that this is going to be the beginning of a fruitful process where we're able to come to an agreement that will reduce...
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does the so-called fiscal cliff now have republicans rethinking their opposition to raising taxes on the wealthy? we have details of what one leading conservative is now saying. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and my daughter loves the santa. oh, ah sir. that is a customer. let's not tell mom. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. >>> as you know, the united states has been hurtling towards what's been called the fiscal cliff. drastic spending cuts across the board, military and domestic spending unless congress and the white house can reach a deal on cutting the deficit. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash reports there are signs of movement in this deeply entrenched battle line. >> reporter: wolf, talks will begin in earnest this week to avoid the fiscal cliff at the end of the year. and both sides are coming to the table trying to sound as agreeable as possible, positioning themselves to blame the other if things fall apart. sam say it would drive the economy back into a recession. the halls of the capitol, eerily quiet as con
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good work. >>> the fiscal cliff has more than a few republicans rethinking their opposition to tax and the anti-tax pledge that once kept them honest might not be worth more than the paper it's written on. what's going on here? we'll speak with the number three republican in the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy is here. the majority whip. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. that ti. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most. just call... and speak with a licensed representative a
good work. >>> the fiscal cliff has more than a few republicans rethinking their opposition to tax and the anti-tax pledge that once kept them honest might not be worth more than the paper it's written on. what's going on here? we'll speak with the number three republican in the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy is here. the majority whip. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. that ti. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the...
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fiscal cliff. he's upset because, quote, the phone never rang. he complains that i have not passed the resolution to pass the fiscal cliff but he's in error. we all know that in july of this year we passed in the senate the relief that would give -- that would give to middle class americans. that passed the senate. now, we know that republicans have buried themselves in procedural road blocks, everything we try to do around here. and now they are saying, well, we can't do the 250 because it wasn't blue-slipped, because it will be blue-slipped. mr. president, how does the american people react to that? there was a bill introduced by the ways and means committee in the house, sandy levin that called for this legislation. the speaker was going to bring it up to kill it but he kobt kill it and then we moved to plan b, the debacle of all debacles. it's the mother of all debacles. that was brought up in an effort to send us something. he couldn't even pass it among the republicans it was so absurd. he me
fiscal cliff. he's upset because, quote, the phone never rang. he complains that i have not passed the resolution to pass the fiscal cliff but he's in error. we all know that in july of this year we passed in the senate the relief that would give -- that would give to middle class americans. that passed the senate. now, we know that republicans have buried themselves in procedural road blocks, everything we try to do around here. and now they are saying, well, we can't do the 250 because it...
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he's going to have to cut a deal with republicans on the fiscal cliff. he has other big issues to deal with. he has several other cabinet nominees. does he want to dig in and pick a fight with someone he has personal loyalty to? what was the biggest problem, college educated women and people of color, do they want to oppose? both sides would have dicey political choices. there's a lot of talk in washington susan rice is undermined politically. it might hurt her in washington, but, wolf, you've covered world capitals. think about the world. if the president were to fight for her, again that's an if, people would say she's obviously his person, he's loyal to her. even someone like colin powell, people always wondered, am i talking to george w. bush or colin powell? will he be undermined by donald rumsfeld or dick cheney? if she wins, her stature might go up around the world. >> even if she were to be confirmed with let's say 60 votes, five republicans would jump and endorse her, the secretary of state supposed to represent everyone be a bipartisan leader i
he's going to have to cut a deal with republicans on the fiscal cliff. he has other big issues to deal with. he has several other cabinet nominees. does he want to dig in and pick a fight with someone he has personal loyalty to? what was the biggest problem, college educated women and people of color, do they want to oppose? both sides would have dicey political choices. there's a lot of talk in washington susan rice is undermined politically. it might hurt her in washington, but, wolf, you've...
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cliff. who will cave first, democrats, republicans? we have details of today's white house meeting. one. two. three. my credit card rewards are easy to remember. with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. [ both ] 2% back on groceries. [ all ] 3% on gas! no hoops to jump through. i earn more cash back on the things i buy most. [ woman in pet store ] it's as easy as... [ all ] one! -two. -[ all ] three! [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >>> severe spending cuts, huge tax hikes for everyone are now just only six weeks away. and with pressure mounting, president obama sat down at the white house today with congressional leaders from both parties to begin negotiations on a debt reduction deal that would keep the united states from going over the so-called fiscal cliff. >> i think we're all aware that we have some urgent business to do. we've got to make sure that taxes do
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thank you so much. >> house republicans send a new fiscal cliff offer to the white house. we're going to talk about the looming crisis with the former treasury secretary robert rubin. plus, the real live controversy dogging the cia analyst. she's the subject of a new movie about the raid that killed osama bin laden. >> the whole world is going to want to know this. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you didn't even know you wanted. like a spoon fork. spray cheese. and jeans made out of sweatpants. so grab yourself some new prilosec otc wildberry. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the
thank you so much. >> house republicans send a new fiscal cliff offer to the white house. we're going to talk about the looming crisis with the former treasury secretary robert rubin. plus, the real live controversy dogging the cia analyst. she's the subject of a new movie about the raid that killed osama bin laden. >> the whole world is going to want to know this. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because...
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the problem with any democratic plans that avert the fiscal cliff is democrats would have to find republicans in the senate and house willing to raise some taxes. >> mary christmas, everyone. >> something the gop speaker learned the hard way is not easy. now, the house is adjourned until the thursday after christmas, next thursday. the senate very shortly will do the same. wolf, that means that congress will have five days before the end of the year, december 31st, to figure out what they are going to do. >> the speaker and almost everyone else are either leaving or they've already left town? >> reporter: that's right. the speaker is gone from the capitol. the rank-and-file, the house, they are gone. most of them are going to go to senator inouye's funeral on sunday. >> dana, thank you very much for that. >>> the democratic national committee chair debbie wasserman schultz is going to join us. we're going to get her reaction for calls to arm every security guard in the united states at a school. >>> and a possible clue about the mind set of the killer in newtown, connecticut. all waking up. c
the problem with any democratic plans that avert the fiscal cliff is democrats would have to find republicans in the senate and house willing to raise some taxes. >> mary christmas, everyone. >> something the gop speaker learned the hard way is not easy. now, the house is adjourned until the thursday after christmas, next thursday. the senate very shortly will do the same. wolf, that means that congress will have five days before the end of the year, december 31st, to figure out...
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the david petraeus scandal and the fiscal cliff. jessica yellin was in the east room for the president's news conference, tell our viewers what unfolded. >> it was a relaxed, confident president obama who showed up today, but talk of his second term agenda was quickly overtaken by talk of cia controversies, tax negotiations, and the fierce defense of one of his own. >> reporter: out of the gate, he was asked about the scandal involving david petraeus. >> he had an extraordinary career. he served his country with great distinction. >> he said he has seen no evidence petraeus' actions compromised national security and would not fault the fbi for failing to tell him they've been investigating his intelligence chief for months. >> they have their own protoc s protocols. >> had we been told, then you would sitting here asking a question about why were you interfering in a criminal information. >> reporter: and the president defended susan rice, after republican senators take issue with the comments that rice made on the sunday morning sh
the david petraeus scandal and the fiscal cliff. jessica yellin was in the east room for the president's news conference, tell our viewers what unfolded. >> it was a relaxed, confident president obama who showed up today, but talk of his second term agenda was quickly overtaken by talk of cia controversies, tax negotiations, and the fierce defense of one of his own. >> reporter: out of the gate, he was asked about the scandal involving david petraeus. >> he had an...
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for going over the fiscal cliff. joe. >> brianna keilar in hawaii there. there's a fight over what programs to keep funding when it comes to the fiscal cliff and it's not just between republicans and democrats. to explain that is cnn senior political analyst ron braunstein. you talk about in this article that i just read, fascinating, two groups. the brown and the gray. what are the differences between them and how are they clashing now that we get closer and closer to the fiscal cliff? >> the brown and the gray is a phrase i've been using for the last few years to describe the two giant generations that will shape american life in the coming decades. the brown is the millennial, the most diverse in american history. over 40% nonwhite. the gray is the aging baby boom which is joining the silent generation in a huge senior cohort that is 80% white. and they have very different political inclinations, preferences and different interests at stake in the fiscal cliff and budget negotiations. on the one hand, taxes verse
for going over the fiscal cliff. joe. >> brianna keilar in hawaii there. there's a fight over what programs to keep funding when it comes to the fiscal cliff and it's not just between republicans and democrats. to explain that is cnn senior political analyst ron braunstein. you talk about in this article that i just read, fascinating, two groups. the brown and the gray. what are the differences between them and how are they clashing now that we get closer and closer to the fiscal cliff?...
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in the meantime, neither democrats or republicans are doing anything meaningful about the fiscal cliff. and we're getting closer and closer to the edge. here's the question, why has government become so financially irresponsible? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. post a comment on the blog. go to the post on the "the situation room" facebook page. we are in dire straights. you've been there, haven't you? >> yeah. lovely place. jack, thank you. >>> needles, yes, needles are found hidden inside airline sandwiches. there's an investigation underway. the fbi has been brought in. we have details. i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ chirp ] [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant sandbox with all these huge toys. and with the fastest push-to-talk... i can keep track of them all. [ chirp ] [ chirp ] [ male announcer ] upgrade to the new "done." with access to the fastest push-to-talk and three times the coverage. now when you buy one kyocera duracore rugged phone, for $49.99, you'll get four free. visit a spri
in the meantime, neither democrats or republicans are doing anything meaningful about the fiscal cliff. and we're getting closer and closer to the edge. here's the question, why has government become so financially irresponsible? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. post a comment on the blog. go to the post on the "the situation room" facebook page. we are in dire straights. you've been there, haven't you? >> yeah. lovely place. jack, thank you. >>> needles, yes, needles are...
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>> reporter: ne met inside the oval office to avoid plunging over the fiscal cliff. if they agree to a plan, each of these players has a role. senate majority leader harry reid quickly moved the measure to a vote. minority leader mch mcconnell assured that no republicans block the bill. house speaker john boehner agreed to bring the bill to a vote on the house floor. and leader nancy pelosi with the number of votes needed to pass. >> what folks are looking for and all of us agree on this is action. they want to see that we are focused on them, not focused on our politics here in washington. >> reporter: that was the last time this group met more than a month ago. with time running out to forge a scaled-down compromise, can they agree on even the most basic elements, extending some income tax cuts, preventing pay cuts to medicare providers, fixing the alternative minimum tax. among the options to gain votes, averting an estate tax hike toll woo republicans. there's still time but no room for error. if congress doesn't act -- >> the impact psychologically and financial
>> reporter: ne met inside the oval office to avoid plunging over the fiscal cliff. if they agree to a plan, each of these players has a role. senate majority leader harry reid quickly moved the measure to a vote. minority leader mch mcconnell assured that no republicans block the bill. house speaker john boehner agreed to bring the bill to a vote on the house floor. and leader nancy pelosi with the number of votes needed to pass. >> what folks are looking for and all of us agree on...
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cliff. >> where's congress right now? they're home. where's congress most of the time? at home. president obama is going where the votes are. he's going to lobby members of congress. where theically ay live and whe work. also, he has long opposed right to work laws. he believes they undermine wages for our workers and undermine benefits so he's also right to go to michigan and stand up for worker's rights. >> he's not negotiate, he's pressuring. president obama is working on the philosophy, this line attributed sometimes to al capone, you get more with a kind word and a gun then you get with a kind word alone. what he's doing is, he's got the advantage, the upper hand, putting his gun on the table. this is not about negotiation. he's not interested in an answer with republicans. he's interested in breaking the republicans on the tax pledge. that's his goal and he's applying pressure to attain it. >> we'll see if he succeeds or fails. thanks, guy, so much. >>> a crash in gas prices as americans hit the roads for the holida
cliff. >> where's congress right now? they're home. where's congress most of the time? at home. president obama is going where the votes are. he's going to lobby members of congress. where theically ay live and whe work. also, he has long opposed right to work laws. he believes they undermine wages for our workers and undermine benefits so he's also right to go to michigan and stand up for worker's rights. >> he's not negotiate, he's pressuring. president obama is working on the...